Biology definitions

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Leaving Certificate Biology FlashCards sobre Biology definitions , criado por Aoibhe Casey em 08-03-2017.
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Autotrophic organism that makes its own food
heterotrophic organism that obtains its food from another organism
osmosis the movement of water molecules from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration across a semi-permeable membrane
Diffusion the passive movement of particles from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration
Semi-Permeable selective permeability controls the movement of biomolecules across cell membranes
Cancer group of disorders in which cells loose their ability to control the rate of mitosis and the number of times mitosis takes place
cell continuity all cells develop from pre-existing cells
chromosomes tightly coiled structures hat contain DNA and protein
Centromere point at which te double stranded chromosomes are held together
Homologous pair two chromosomes of similar size with the same sequence of genes ( diploid chromosomes )
The cell cycle changes that take place between one cell division and the next one
mitosis nuclear division where one nucleus becomes 2, each with the same number of chromosomes
Meiosis Nuclear division where one cell becomes 4 daughter cells with half the chromosome number
fertilisation fusion of an egg cell and sperm to form a zygote
Dominant an allele that masks the effect of another
recessive an allele who's effect is only expressed in a homozygous condition
variation variation/diversity is the differences in characteristics between individual members of the same species.
species a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
mutation sudden change in the structure or amount of DNA
tissue culturing growth of cells in or on sterile nutrient medium outside an organism
co-dominance incomplete dominance neither allele is completely expressed eg.roan cattle
response activity of an organism or part of an organism as a result of a stimulus
stimulus anything that causes a response in an organism
growth regulator chemical that controls the growth of a plant
tropism growth response of a plant to a stimulus
phototropism growth of a plant in response to light
geotropism growth of a plant in response to gravity
thigmotropism growth of a plant in response to touch
hydrotropism growth response of a plant to water
chemotropism growth response of a plant to chemicals
auxin plant growth promoter ( IAA - indole acetic acid )
nutrition the way in which organisms obtain and use their food
transpiration stream the movement of water through a plant
transpiration the loss of water from the aerial parts of plants
osmosis the movement of water from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration
root pressure the force exerted by water within the xylem tissue of the roots
plants multicellular and photosynthetic organisms ( monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous )
meristem composed of unspecialised cells that are continuously dividing by mitosis.
venation veins
bud undeveloped shoot ( auxiliary / apical / adventitious )
vascular system in plants composed of xylem and phloem
homeostasis the maintenance of a constant internal environment ( e.g. temp regulation )
endocrine gland an organ that secretes a hormone directly into the bloodstream
hormone a chemical messenger that is secreted by an endocrine gland directly into the bloodstream where it travels to an organ/tissue where it exerts a specific effect
exocrine gland an organ that secretes its product into a duct
Lymph a clear liquid that is collected from around cells and is transported by the lymphatic system back to the bloodstream
lymph vessels narrow, dead-ending tubes that transport lymph and are present in every organ and tissue in the body
lymph nodes small, spherical shaped organs of the lymph system that contain many white blood cells

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